Unit for toy vehicles



July 4, 1933. 1-1. T. KINGSBURY UNIT FOR TOY VEHICLES Filed Jan. 25, 1933 1 W NM AMW NW W %N., N T v a L P1 m.

portion and are of a height substantially even with the top surface of the lip portion 16 which has been slightly offset from the body portion, as shown in Fig. 6.

The edges 18, 18 of the connecting arms 13, 13 respectively are bent downwardly along the dotted line 0, in Fig. 1, to a portion substantially at right angles to the connecting arms. At the same time, the portion 15 is bent downwardly along dotted line to a position substantially at right angles to the body portion 11 of the blank 10. In this manner, a continuous depending edge is provided around the connecting arms and the body portion 11. Theear portions 14, 14 and the opposite edges 19, 19 of theconnecting arms respectively are bent downhwardly substantially along dotted lines cl and d respectively. The edges 19, 19 are 1 bent at right angles to the connecting arms while the ear portions are only bent at acute angles to the plane of the body portion 11 of the blank. 'The'end portions 25, 25 of the ears 14, 14 wherein are located the opening 20 and the slot 20 respectively are again bent to a position substantially at right angles to the body portion 11 so that the portions 25, 25 are in parallel relation whereby the opening-2O and the slot 2O are in axial alignment. The bumper portion 12 is bent downwardly along dotted lines 7 and f to a position, as shown in Fig. 4.

The completed unit is illustrated in Fig. 4 before being applied to a toy automobile. The unit will now be described in the application thereof to the frontv of a toy automobile, as shown in Figs. and 6, wherein is shown'a portion of the front of a chassis 26 of a toy automobile having the usual front fenders 27 secured thereto. A front axle 28 is adapted tohave one end thereof pass through the opening in the depending portion of the ear 14 and to have the other 7 ,end thereof pass through the slot 20 in the depending portion 25 of the ear 14 Wheels 29 are secured to the ends of the axle 28, as shown in Fig. 5. The slot 20 permits a limited amount of vertical movement of the axle 28 therein so that both wheels will rest upon the surface upon which the toy .is placed. The chassis 26 is provided with a radiator section 30." A portion of the chassis midway between the fenders 27 is cutout to provide an arcuate front edge 31 on the front of the chassis and straight edge portions 32, 32

which extend forwardly from the arcuate edge31 to the radiator section 30. The flange formed around the opening 22 is passed through an opening in the chassis member 26 midway between the sides thereof and is then 'spunover the-chass s, as shown at 33 in Fig.

6, whereby to hold the unit in rotatable engagement with said chassis. Every point on the arcuate edge 31 is equidistant from the center of the opening 22 after the unit is secured to the chassis. The tongue member'21 chassis since they are of the same height above the body portion 11 as isthe top surface of the offset lip portion 16. These ribs, therefore, tend to resist slightly the turning of the unit so that it will remain in any position in which it is turned by the operator.

It is, of course, obvious that the bumper portion 12 and the body portion 11 may be made from separate blanks and later secured together to provide the completed axle support and bumper unit. It will be seen that a compact unit is herein provided and one which is inexpensively manufactured and readily applied to the chassis of atoy automobile. .As has heretofore been pointed out and described, novel means'areprovided for securing the unit to the chassis and for preventing the same from bending. The unit is Letters Patent, is

1. A blank consisting of a single sheet of metal adapted to be formed into acombined axle support and bumper for a toy automobile, said blank comprising a body portion having oppositely disposed projecting portions, arms forwardly extending from said. body portion, and a bumper section connected with and extending transversely across the ends of said arms. p

2. A blank adapted to be formed into a combined axle support and bumper for a toy automobile, said blank comprising a body portion having oppositely disposed ear portions with openings therein and adapted to be bent downwardly, arms forwardly extending from said body portion, and a bumper section secured to said arms and adapted to be bent downwardly. I

3. A blank adapted to be formed into a combined axle support and bumper for a toy automobile, said blankcomprising a body portion having oppositely disposed ear poredto carry an axle, means for securing said unit to said chassis for turning movement, means providing spaced friction surfaces between said chassis and said body portion, and a bumper member secured to said body portion. I y

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

HARRY r INGSBUBY. 

